[margaretmattson]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Mine came from Russia, Latvia, and Germany.
But that was before they had
the immigration laws that they have now. If they had come now, with the "documentation" they had then, they would be considered "illegal aliens" by some. Heck, they didn't even speak English when they got here, except maybe my grandmother's parents, who were of a somewhat higher class than the usual Russian peasants, and where therefore educated.

Go ahead and deport me. I'm an anchor baby's anchor baby's anchor baby. Third generation American, born from illegal immigrants. If you want to deport me please send me to France. I think I could enjoy my life in France, but I can't afford to go on my own.

If you were born in the USA or territories, this makes you a citizen. Even babies of the illegal construction workers who were born in the USA are citizens. The parents will be deported but not the children.